Famous Writers A list of famous writers/authors/poets throughout history. William Shakespeare(1564 – 1616) English poet and playwright. Famous plays include Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Merchant of Venice and Hamlet. Shakespeare is widely considered the seminal writer of the English language. Jonathan Swift (1667 – 1745) Anglo-Irish writer born in Dublin. Swift was a prominent satirist, essayist and author. Notable works... Continue Reading →

The 2019 redefinition of the SI base unitscame into force on 20 May 2019, the 144th anniversary of the Metre Convention. In the redefinition, four of the seven SI base units– the kilogram, ampere, kelvin, and mole– were redefined by setting exact numerical values for the Planck constant (h), the elementary electric charge (e), the Boltzmann constant (k), and the Avogadro constant (NA), respectively. The second , metre, and candela were already defined by physical... Continue Reading →